After missing out on Dwight Howard at the trade deadline, the Nets are formulating backup
plans for the offseason and targeting Boston Celtics power forward Kevin Garnett and Ersan Ilyasova of the Milwaukee Bucks in free agency, the New York Daily News reported (via Hoopshype). The Nets will have $8 million in cap space for next season after renouncing their rights to Kris Humphries, sources told the Daily News.
The Nets are trying to put together a winning and marketable team ahead of their move into a new arena in Brooklyn. Point guard Deron Williams has sent mixed signals about whether he'll be back with the Nets next season, and conventional wisdom says the organization will have to put some marquee talent around him in order to sign him to a long-term deal.
Ryan Anderson, who is having a career year with the Orlando Magic, is also headed for free agency, but the Nets prefer a better rebounder to pair with Brook Lopez, according to the report. Garnett, 36, will be a restricted free agent this summer, but the Celtics have made it clear that they want him back next season. "Oh yeah, absolutely. We want him back," Boston coach Doc Rivers told CSN New England late last week. "I think it will come down to if he wants to play or not. "
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